1 Kings 13:14

Translations

Modern

…and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.

Traditional

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

Literal

…and he went after the man of God and found him sitting under the oak. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.”

Latin

…et abiit post virum Dei, et invenit eum sedentem subtus terebinthum: et ait illi: Tune es vir Dei qui venisti de Juda? Respondit ille: Ego sum.

Original

Hebrew

English

…and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.

Notes

1 Kings 13:11–19

The old prophet had his reasons for finding the man of God, but he lied about getting a message from God through an angel. The man of God knew the old prophet's request went against God's instructions (1 Kings 13:8–10, 16–17; compare Galatians 1:8).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Reign of Jeroboam I

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People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

False Prophets Kings, Books of First and Second Prophets, False

Topics

Christian Minister: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Falsehood: The Old Prophet of Beth-El Who Misguided the Prophet of Judah Judgments: The Prophet of Judah, for Disobedience Temptation: Yielding to The Prophet of Judah The Oak-Tree: The Ancients often: Rested Under

1 Kings 13:14

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